Tom Jeter

"You have to be able to laugh at yourself, or you'll never survive this industry."

"Great television doesn't sleep. Neither do we."

"The difference between good and great is usually stubbornness."

"You learn your craft by doing it, not by thinking about doing it."

"This show is bigger than any of us individually. That's both terrifying and exhilarating."

"The audience is smarter than you think. Never underestimate them."

"If you're not pushing yourself to the breaking point, you're not pushing hard enough."

"Comedy is tragedy plus time, but we're in the business of immediacy."

"What separates professionals from amateurs is attention to detail."

"You have to care more about the work than about what people think of the work."

"The moment you become comfortable is the moment you start declining."

"Television is live. That means anything can happen, and usually it does."

"You can't write meaningful comedy without understanding human nature."

"The pressure we're under is the pressure great art is made under."

"If you're going to do this, you have to be all in."

"The script might be perfect on paper, but the magic happens on stage."

"You don't get to choose whether this is important. It is. So act accordingly."

"The best ideas usually come at two in the morning when you're too tired to censor yourself."

"This industry will test your faith in yourself. Make sure you have some."

"Good television is built on a foundation of trust between the writer and the audience."

"You have to understand the rules before you can break them effectively."

"The people in this room didn't get here by playing it safe."

"Success in television is about knowing when to trust the process and when to trust your gut."

"If you're not terrified before airtime, you're probably not doing something important enough."

"The work is what matters. Everything else is just noise."

"You can always rewrite, but you can never take back a live broadcast."

"Television has the power to change minds. Never forget that responsibility."

"The moment you stop learning is the moment you stop being relevant."

"This business rewards people who are willing to be vulnerable."

"You have to believe that what you're doing matters, because on some level, it does."